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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of estrogen on the reproductive tract involve cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation, which need to be well coordinated. Polypeptide growth factors are believed to play a vital role in a number of these cellular processes. Among the growth factors now documented to be associated with estrogen action are epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF beta 1), TGF beta 2, TGF beta 3, and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) are also potent mitogens, which consist of two peptide chains, denoted A and B, that dimerize to isoforms (PDGF-AA, -AB, and -BB) which differ in their functional properties, secretory behavior, receptor binding, and physiological effects. To study the role of the PDGF-A and -B chains and the PDGF receptor subunits, alpha and beta, during estrogen action in the mouse reproductive tract, time-dependent changes in the expression of these genes were examined by Northern and in situ RNA analyses and by immunohistochemistry after a single treatment of immature CD-1 (17- to 19-day-old) mice with the synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES). Our results demonstrate estrogen modulation of the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein for the PDGF ligands and receptors in both the uterus and vagina of the mouse. Northern and in situ RNA analyses demonstrate time-dependent estrogen induction of the mRNA levels for these genes in both tissues within 3 h after treatment. However, distinctive mRNA expression profiles for the PDGF ligand and receptor genes are exhibited by the uterus and vagina in response to DES, especially in that the induction of transcripts for PDGF-A and both receptor subunits is more transient in the vagina than in the uterus. Steroid specificity studies demonstrate predominant estrogen-specific regulation of mRNA induction for these genes. Analysis of cell-specific RNA expression by in situ hybridization reveals prominent induction of transcripts for the PDGF chains and receptor subunits in the uterine and vaginal epithelium after estrogen treatment, although enhanced expression of mRNA is also noted in the stroma, particularly for the PDGF receptor subunit genes. Cellular localization of the PDGF ligand and receptor protein molecules by immunohistochemistry detected significant immunostaining for all of these proteins in both the uterus and vagina of control animals. After DES treatment, the uterus exhibits a significant decrease in the level of PDGF ligand and receptor proteins immunostained within 6 h, whereas less dramatic effects ar observed in the vagina.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antisense Elements (Genetics), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dexamethasone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Diethylstilbestrol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dihydrotestosterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estradiol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estrogens, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Macromolecular Substances, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Progesterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Estrogen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/platelet-derived growth factor A
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
136
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2325-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Antisense Elements (Genetics), pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Diethylstilbestrol, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Dihydrotestosterone, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Estrogens, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Uterus, pubmed-meshheading:7720681-Vagina
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Coordinate regulation by diethylstilbestrol of the platelet-derived growth factor-A (PDGF-A) and -B chains and the PDGF receptor alpha- and beta-subunits in the mouse uterus and vagina: potential mediators of estrogen action.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article